Lyndon B. Johnson Quotes
If you do this, then you will find, as others have found before you, that the vote is the most powerful instrument ever devised by man for breaking down injustice and destroying the terrible walls which imprison men because they are different from other men.
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I was a little hesitant at first because there's so many ways you can get 'Straight Outta Compton' wrong. You know, it's such a great story; it's such a classic tale. I was a little nervous 'cause it's like a very narrow road to success with that type of story - you got to get it right - but when I read it, I was pleasantly surprised.
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I was a little too young to be a hippie.
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I feel like an alien. I feel people don't like me. People behaved strangely after 'Rockstar.'
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I've lived in New York for 40 years. I came right after college.
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We are all the products of our own thoughts. Whatever we concentrate upon, that we are.
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I can only think of music as something inherent in every human being - a birthright. Music coordinates mind, body and spirit.
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You cannot tailor-make the situations in life but you can tailor-make the attitudes to fit those situations.
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It will be thought that I am acting strangely in concerning myself at this day with what appears at first sight and simply a well-known method of fortune-telling.
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Society tells you that when you're old you have to retire. You have to defy that.
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When my daughter wanted a toy and I had to check the price of it before buying it - that was one of the worst feelings.
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I'm at a loss for words. But even my loss is amplified.
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Conflict is the beginning of consciousness.
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Apple very deliberately - and this was very much Steve Jobs' point of view - Apple has concentrated its cloud efforts on being invisible. So in other words, stuff just would sync and appear. You change your contacts on one of your devices, and it would appear on all your devices changed.
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The electro scene is all over the clubs now: groups like Duck Sauce, Empire of the Sun, even MGMT. But I get inspiration from everywhere. I'll go to the gym and put on old albums - Guns N' Roses or old Jay-Z.
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You can't impose a legacy.
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I've been in a gym probably nine days of my life.
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Through theater and acting school, I found a way to articulate myself.
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At some point, life starts to pass you by and becomes about avoidance. I want to stay clear from that situation, because I don't like that.
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Adverbs lead to overwriting. Try taking them out and reading your prose again to see how it sounds. Simple and less words are more powerful.
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I don't really feel comfortable anywhere except when I'm working alone at home. It's exhausting to be out around people.
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I wanted to write a book about what it's like to be 50 and trying to reinvent yourself - that struggle. There are all these books and inspirational speakers talking about being a lifelong learner, and it's so great to reinvent yourself, the brand of you. And I wanted to say, you know, it's not like that. It's actually really painful.
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I think one of the keys to better writing is releasing all of your ideas and to not be afraid. Dream big. This could be the greatest novel in the world you know.
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If you do this, then you will find, as others have found before you, that the vote is the most powerful instrument ever devised by man for breaking down injustice and destroying the terrible walls which imprison men because they are different from other men.
